Improvement in guards for railway-crossings



A. HILL.

Guard for Railway Crossings.

No. 5,715. V APatented Sept. 4, 1866.

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ASA HILIQOF NORTH PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN GUARDS FOR RAILWAY-CROSSINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 57,715, dated September 4, 1866.

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, ASA HILL, of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and Improved Safeguard or Barrier for Railroad- Grossings; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, in which- Y Figures l, 2, and 3 are front views of my invention; Figs. 2, 3, and 4, transverse seetions of the same, taken, respectively, in the lines .r my y, Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in safe-guards or barriers for railroad-crossin to prevent accidents, which frequently ensue by imprudent attempts to cross the track in front of a passing train.

The object of the invention is to obtain a device for the purpose specified which will be simple in construction, capable of being put up at a -very moderate expense, and operated or manipulated with the greatest facility.

A A represent two uprights, which may be sunk directly into the earth at each side of the roadway, er framed into a suitable sillpiece. the upper ends of said uprights being connected by a cross-bar, B, the npr'ights being sufficiently high to admit of loaded vehicles passing underneath the cross-bar B.

O, Figs. l and 4, represents a bar, the ends of which are secured by pivots a to the upper ends of two arms, D D', the lower ends ofthe latter being secured by pivots b to the lower y parts of the' uprights.

red. When in a raised position it serves as a barrier or obstruction to the roadway.

In Figs. 2 and 5 a bar, E, is shown bent so as to have a crank, c, at each end, the cranks being fitted in bearings d d on the nprights, said bearings being about at the centers of the uprights, and the bar having a cord or chain, F, attached, which passes through a guide, e, at the under side of the cross-bar B, and has an upright, G, attached, the latter having a tendency to keep the bar E in an elevated state, in contact with the crossbar B, as shown in red. The bar E is bent at one end to form a handle or arm, H, by which the bar E may be readily turned down or raised. When turned down, as shown in black,it serves as a barrier across the roadway.

In Figs. 3 and 6, abar, I, is shown arranged in substantially the same manner as in Figs. 2 and 5, the only difference being in having the bearings f of the cranksg ofthe bar at the lower ends ofthe nprights instead of at their centers, so that in raising the bar I it serves as a barrier to the roadway, and is out of lthe way when lowered. The bar, I, when raised, is retained in position by a catch, J, arranged in suitable manner.

It will be seen from the above description that the bar arranged in any of the ways shown may be moved or adjusted with the greatest facility and in a moment of time. n

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- An improved safeguard or barrier for railroad-crossings, composed of a bar applied to uprights at each side of the roadway in such a manner that the bar may be raised or lowered by means of cranks or pivoted arms in the manner substantially as herein shown and described.

ASA HILL.

Witnesses:

BAILEY E. BoRDEN, F. W. MINER. 

